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North Carolina is headed to the ACC baseball tournament and they have the Blue Devils to thank. Going into Friday’s game against Virginia, the Tar Heels needed a win or a Wake Forest loss to seal their ACC tournament berth. North Carolina (32-21, 13-15 ACC) fell to Virginia 6-2 after going down early to the Cavaliers, but eleven miles down the road the Blue Devils delivered for their Tobacco Road…

As Florida State wraps up the regular season against Clemson and embarks on the ACC Tournament and into the regionals (and possibly further), Tomahawk Nation will be providing you with a little something different when it comes to post-game content. Friday 3 up — Notre Dame, who holds a tiebreaker over FSU if they finish with the same record, lost to Boston College Friday night, 6-5,…

As Florida State wraps up the regular season against Clemson and embarks on the ACC Tournament and into the regionals (and possibly further), Tomahawk Nation will be providing you with a little something different when it comes to post-game content. Friday 3 up — Notre Dame, who holds a tiebreaker over FSU if they finish with the same record, lost to Boston College Friday night, 6-5,…

This early in the baseball season, most hitting statistics are worthless. Numbers like on-base percentage and slugging percentage — the core components of a hitter’s value — mean little in samples as small as 100 plate appearances. Without the usual tools, baseball columnists have to turn to other, more reliable (but offbeat) stats. Last week it was catchers’ pitch framing. This week: it’s how much a guy can punish a…

Brandon Phillips, in this story by Greg Couch over at Vice about the boring, no-bat-flipping, no-celebrating, play-the-game-the-right-way culture of baseball in the United States, said this: “But here, there are too many rules in baseball. They take the fun out of baseball. In fact, I feel like that’s why a lot of African-American kids don’t play baseball. It’s boring. It is. Baseball is boring.” Couch goes on to argue that,…

Brandon Phillips, in this story by Greg Couch over at Vice about the boring, no-bat-flipping, no-celebrating, play-the-game-the-right-way culture of baseball in the United States, said this: “But here, there are too many rules in baseball. They take the fun out of baseball. In fact, I feel like that’s why a lot of African-American kids don’t play baseball. It’s boring. It is. Baseball is boring.” Couch goes on to argue that,…

Brandon Phillips, in this story by Greg Couch over at Vice about the boring, no-bat-flipping, no-celebrating, play-the-game-the-right-way culture of baseball in the United States, said this: “But here, there are too many rules in baseball. They take the fun out of baseball. In fact, I feel like that’s why a lot of African-American kids don’t play baseball. It’s boring. It is. Baseball is boring.” Couch goes on to argue that,…

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i Members of the Flemington Neshanock Base Ball Club in New Jersey. mtstradling/Flickr Vintage baseball players – sort of like Civil War re-enactors who wield wooden bats instead of muskets — move among us. They glory in the past times of America’s pastime. Think: When Johnny comes sliding home. Dressed in old uniforms, teams play each other using 19th century rules. Sometimes they don’t wear gloves. Sometimes they pitch underhand….

i Members of the Flemington Neshanock Base Ball Club in New Jersey. mtstradling/Flickr Vintage baseball players – sort of like Civil War re-enactors who wield wooden bats instead of muskets — move among us. They glory in the past times of America’s pastime. Think: When Johnny comes sliding home. Dressed in old uniforms, teams play each other using 19th century rules. Sometimes they don’t wear gloves. Sometimes they pitch underhand….

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Brandon Phillips, in this story by Greg Couch over at Vice about the boring, no-bat-flipping, no-celebrating, play-the-game-the-right-way culture of baseball in the United States, said this: “But here, there are too many rules in baseball. They take the fun out of baseball. In fact, I feel like that’s why a lot of African-American kids don’t play baseball. It’s boring. It is. Baseball is boring.” Couch goes on to argue that,…

Brandon Phillips, in this story by Greg Couch over at Vice about the boring, no-bat-flipping, no-celebrating, play-the-game-the-right-way culture of baseball in the United States, said this: “But here, there are too many rules in baseball. They take the fun out of baseball. In fact, I feel like that’s why a lot of African-American kids don’t play baseball. It’s boring. It is. Baseball is boring.” Couch goes on to argue that,…

We haven’t solved world hunger, and peace on a global scale isn’t happening anytime soon, but if there’s one thing humanity has mastered, its finding a way to smuggle booze. So if you play baseball, or just enjoy watching America’s pastime from the stands, it’s time to upgrade your glove to the Glask which features a hidden flask inside. The outfield can get pretty lonely at times, but the occasional…

facebook twitter googleplus tumblr pinterest The University of Illinois baseball team has become accustomed to winning, very accustomed. In fact, the Illini are riding a 24-game winning streak, the longest active winning streak in the country and tied with Texas A&M for the longest streak in 2015, and looking to clinch the Big Ten title. A three-game series against Nebraska is all that’s left in the regular season for Illinois, which is in…

Auburn travels to No. 6 Florida for an SEC showdown starting at 6:05 p.m. CT. It’s the final regular-season series of the season for both clubs. The Tigers are coming off a sweep at the hands of rival Alabama. Florida won its series against Vanderbilt, and jumped a few spots in the rankings as a result. The game is available on SEC Network+ via SECNetwork.com and the watchESPN app. Here’s the…

12:40 P.M.: OK folks, our live coverage here is done. Seeds and pairings for all 24 sectional tournaments can be found by following this link. Also, brackets for all 24 sectional tournaments are being posted and can be found by following this link. Remember, all seeds and pairings are considered unofficial until noon tomorrow by the NJSIAA. So there could be some changes. Stay tuned, because if there are any…

Welcome to the Thursday edition of DraftKings MLB daily advice. Thursday may be scant in terms of matchups, but there is no shortage of quality pitchers to pick apart with impressive stats already this season. Many of the pitchers found below will be facing each other, so not every hurler is going to come away with a win. However, with the numbers that they have put up already, a victory…